mastigoō · flog

What it means

mastigoō (μαστιγόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “flog”.

Whip.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Beat with a whip; also correct severely, as God his children.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• flog ×4
• after flogging him ×1
• had him flogged ×1
• he flogs ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• John×1
• Hebrews×1

• Matthew 10:17

  But beware of people; for they will hand you over to councils, and in their synagogues they will flog you;

• Matthew 20:19

  and will hand him over to the nations to mock and flog and crucify him, and on the third day he will be raised.”

• Matthew 23:34

  Because of this, look, I am sending to you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,

• Mark 10:34

  and they will mock him and spit on him and flog him and kill him, and after three days he will rise.”

• Luke 18:33

  and after flogging him, they will kill him; and on the third day he will rise.”

• John 19:1

  So then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.

• Hebrews 12:6

  for the Lord disciplines the one whom he loves, and he flogs every son whom he receives.